# conferred

> English word · Verb · IPA /kənˈfɝd/ · frequency rank #17,575

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of confer

## Easily confused with
- **confirmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conferred-vs-confirmed)
- **converted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conferred-vs-converted)
- **confessed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conferred-vs-confessed)
- **conserved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conferred-vs-conserved)
- **concerned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerned-vs-conferred)
- **concerted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerted-vs-conferred)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cconferred`, `cnoferred`, `cofnerred`, `conefrred`, `confered`, `confererd`, `conferrde`, `conferredd`, `confferred`, `confrered`, `connferred`, `ocnferred`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conferred